Saturday, October 12, 2013
Thought of the Day
Sed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus, singula dum capti circumvectamur amore
Virgil, Georgics, Book III, ll. 248-9
But time runs away, irretrievable time runs away, while we mill about prisoners of each obsession
Virgil, Georgics, Book III, ll. 248-9
But time runs away, irretrievable time runs away, while we mill about prisoners of each obsession
Labels: Georgics, Virgil quote
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Thought of the Day
quis talia fando temperet a lacrymis
Virgil
Who, speaking of such things, can keep from tears.
Virgil
Who, speaking of such things, can keep from tears.
Labels: Virgil quote
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Thought of the Day
dat inania verba dat sine mente sonum
Virgil
He gives empty words, he gives sound without meaning.
Virgil
He gives empty words, he gives sound without meaning.
Labels: Virgil quote
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Thought of the Day
dolus an virtus quis in hoste requirat
Virgil
Who will ask of an enemy whether [he won] by strategy or by virtue?
Virgil
Who will ask of an enemy whether [he won] by strategy or by virtue?
Labels: Virgil quote
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thought of the Day
fugit irreparabile tempus
Virgil (from the Georgics)
Irreplaceable time runs away.
Virgil (from the Georgics)
Irreplaceable time runs away.
Labels: Virgil quote
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Thought of the Day
redit agricola labor actus in orbem atque in se sua vestigia voluntur annis
Virgil (from the Georgics)
The farmer's toil returns in an orbit and the year rolls in its former footsteps.
Virgil (from the Georgics)
The farmer's toil returns in an orbit and the year rolls in its former footsteps.
Labels: Virgil quote
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Thought of the Day
Varium et mutabile semper femina.
Virgil
A woman is aways slippery and changeable.
Virgil
A woman is aways slippery and changeable.
Labels: Virgil quote
Friday, August 10, 2007
Thought of the Day
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
Virgil
The times change, and we change with them.
Virgil
The times change, and we change with them.
Labels: Virgil quote
